The Smith Farm

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09/30/2023

Room 8 (1947–1968) was a neighborhood cat who wandered into a classroom in 1952 at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California. He lived in the school during the school year and then disappeared for the summer, returning when classes started again. This pattern continued without interruption until the mid-1960s.

News cameras would arrive at the school at the beginning of the year waiting for the cat's return; he became famous and would receive up to 100 letters a day addressed to him at the school. Eventually, he was featured in a documentary called Big Cat, Little Cat and a children's book, A Cat Called Room 8. Look magazine ran a three-page Room 8 feature by photographer Richard Hewett in November 1962, titled "Room 8: The School Cat". Leo Kottke wrote an instrumental called "Room 8" that was included in his 1971 album, Mudlark.

As he got older, Room 8 was injured in a cat fight and suffered from feline pneumonia, so a family near the school volunteered to take him in. The school's janitor would find him at the end of the school day and carry him across the street.

His obituary in the Los Angeles Times rivaled that of major political figures, running three columns with a photograph. The cat was so famous that his obituary ran in papers as far away as Hartford, Connecticut. The students raised the funds for his gravestone. He is buried at the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park in Calabasas, California.

09/30/2023

It's officially fall, which means that it's time to start thinking about ordering a locally raised turkey for Thanksgiving. A lot of small farms sell out of birds well before the big day. We actually started taking deposits in August this year. If you want to order from us, please get in touch. If you're too far away, but want to find a farm closer to you that sells pasture raised turkeys, we have some resources on our blog that can help! (See our post from last year entitled "Why You Should Be Eating Pasture Raised Turkey and Where to Find One".)

10/21/2022

All you need is love and a little bit of candy.🎃

05/12/2022

We will not be at the market this year we will be selling chicken and turkeys from our farm and nature's Storehouse so give us a call if you would like to place an order 315-764-1273, have a great summer, thanks. Cathy.

12/11/2021

We still have turkey breast and lots of chicken to place an order give us a call 315-764-1273

11/09/2021

Hey there's still time to order your
Thanksgiving Turkey 315-764-1273

10/27/2021

Hey we still have some great turkeys if
You would like to order one give me a
Call 315-764-1273

10/16/2021

Our phone line for both Smith Farm and Cathy's Clip & Groom is currently down until Monday (will update when it's working!)

For the weekend if you would like to get in touch just send us a message here on Facebook or give a call to 315-296-7443!

Thank you!

08/12/2021

Hey if you want to order one of our great turkeys for Thanksgiving let me know because they are going fast.....

11/30/2020

We hope everyone enjoyed their turkeys over Thanksgiving. We still have one half turkey and some other turkey cuts such as boneless skinless breast, thighs and drums. We also still have chicken for sale while supplies last.

If you would like to place an order please give us a call at (315) 764-1273 and if no one answers leave a message and we will give you a call back.